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index and a very complete bibliography. Average-quality black-and-white photos andillustrations, identified and explained by long captions, supplement the text. Marginsfeature quotes from historians, politicians, and legal scholars, as well as lists <strong>of</strong><strong>of</strong>ficeholders and other related material. Although there are many books about variousaspects <strong>of</strong> the Constitution, this resource <strong>of</strong>fers students readable, easily understoodinformation for reports and general background knowledge.Keywords: dictionary, U.S. Constitution<strong>The</strong> Dictionary <strong>of</strong> World Politics. Evans, Graham and Jeffery, <strong>New</strong>nham, N.Y., Simon& Shuster A Paramount Communication Co. 1990.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0132105276/qid=1081094337/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8875030-2452730?v=glance&s=booksHow do neutralism and neutrality differ? Who can possibly pick a MIRV from an MRBMor an SLBM? What was the Kennedy (or, for that matter the Nixon or Carter) Doctrine?This new addition to a surprisingly uncrowded field has more than 600 entries, includingthe above. Most <strong>of</strong> the content consists <strong>of</strong> nuts and bolts political science terminology aswell as names linked with ideas or concepts, e.g., Marxism/Leninism. As always with thiskind <strong>of</strong> work, it is amusing to see what is in and what is not: the foreign terms ost politikand detente are included, but not casus belli ; the Organization <strong>of</strong> American <strong>State</strong>s but notits African equivalent (Organization <strong>of</strong> African Unity); hegemony makes it whileimperialism is left out. Compiled by two Welsh academics and written in an engagingstyle, this dictionary is right up to date regarding events in Central and Eastern Europe.Keywords: dictionary, world politics<strong>The</strong> Facts on File Dictionary <strong>of</strong> Public Administration. Shafritz, Jay M., N.Y.: Factson File, 1986.http://www.directtextbook.com/title/the-facts-on-file-dictionary-<strong>of</strong>-public-administrationThis dictionary is a tool for all those who must be knowledgeable about the theory,concepts, practices, laws, institutions, literature, and people <strong>of</strong> the academic disciplineand pr<strong>of</strong>essional practice <strong>of</strong> public administration.Keywords: dictionary, public administration<strong>The</strong> HaperCollins American Government and Politics Dictionary. Shafritz, Jay M.,1st ed. N.Y., HaperPerennial, 1992.65

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